Whoever said, “You can never have too much insurance” obviously never had to pay the premiums. Still, there’s no denying the fact you need it to protect your business and its assets. So you probably have building and contents, public liability and public indemnity insurance. But what else should you get cover for? What else […]
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Key Person Insurance: Could your business survive losing one of its key people?
As much as you try to share skills, knowledge and information in your company, you probably have some people who are key to your business’ success. It might be a Director or the CEO, whose vision made it a success in the first place. It might be your star salesperson, or someone in your IT […]
Cash Flow Problems? 4 Apps to Help You with Cash Flow Forecasting
A cash flow forecast is a plan that shows how much money a business expects to receive in and pay out over a given period of time. If a business runs out of cash and is not able to meet its obligations such as paying suppliers, creditors and staff, it will become insolvent. It is never […]
Why a good cash flow can be more important than a big profit
Going broke while making a profit? Why a healthy cash flow can be more important than a tidy profit for your business.
Easy way to track your personal spending patterns with Xero Cashbook
Why savvy families are using Xero to manage their household budget, not just their business finances.
3 reasons a personal budget is vital for achieving financial goals
Learn three reasons why a personal budget is such an important tool to help you achieve your financial goals and dreams.
Managing Receipts: 4 Apps to Make Filing Receipts Quick and Easy
They say only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. For a lot of people, there’s also a third certainty in life: the pain of keeping track of every receipt when it’s time to do the taxes. How many times has your bookkeeper or finance manager asked you for a receipt (that you […]
Creating quotes and proposals FASTER: 5 reasons (and 8 apps) to automate your proposal process
When a prospective client asks you for a quote, it’s a powerful opportunity to make a sale. In fact, with the right response you may be able to ‘seal the deal’ almost immediately. But if you take your time to respond, provide wildly different quotes for similar work, or otherwise send bad signals about your […]
How to future-proof your business & avoid being a victim of disruption
If you once ran a thriving taxi company that started to fade when Uber burst on the scene or a hotel that suffered from the impact of Airbnb, you know what the word “disruption” means. You probably don’t do either of those things but could the business you do run be equally at risk from […]
10 factors that affect the value of your business
Thinking of selling? Or just curious to know the value of your business in case you do decide to put it on the market at some point? Many business owners are well-wide of the mark when placing a value on their prized asset. They overvalue it and under-prepare for their exit, believing in a huge […]